Two tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz, says IRGC

The IRGC has said that two oil tankers, including a supertanker, have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after using what Tehran calls an “unauthorised route”.

“One of these vessels, a supertanker, hit a naval mine and exploded, and the second tanker, which was under the protection of the US aggressor’s fighter jets and was attempting to secretly pass through the illegal route, had an accident and was stopped in its place with a terrible fire,” the IRGC said in a statement, Iran’s State TV reported.

The statement reiterated that “the unauthorised route is unsafe and all ships cooperating with the terrorist and aggressive US army that intend to pass through this route will suffer this fate”.

Meanwhile,  The price of Brent North Sea crude, the main international benchmark, has dropped below $90 a barrel for the first time since August amid growing hopes that the US-Israel war on Iran could be nearing its end.

Brent slid 3.1 percent to $89.66 a barrel, extending sharp declines in recent trading sessions, while the main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, fell 2.3 percent to $84.86.

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